NHS England will wait to consider NHS rollout of Galleri multi-cancer early detection test

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Based on data from the first year of the three-year NHS-Galleri trial, NHS England has decided that it will wait to see final results, expected in 2026, before considering whether an NHS rollout of the Galleri multi cancer early detection test (the Multi Cancer Blood Test Programme) should go ahead.

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